Themed Exhibit: Noh Artist Kogyo – The Shimmering, Glittering World of Noh Theater
One Hundred Noh Plays; Kasugaryujin by Tsukioka Kogyo
Exhibit Period
Friday, February 18 – Sunday, March 27, 2022
Exhibit Times
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(last admissions at 4:30 p.m.)
Museum closed
Mondays (unless a holiday), the day following a holiday
Admission Fee
Adults: 500 (450) yen High School, College Students: 300 (270) yen * Fees in parentheses are group rates for 20 or more visitors * Free admission for elementary and junior high school students, and preschoolers * Half price for visitors with a physical disability certificate, and half price for one accompanying caregiver
Overview
Ukiyo-e art, which flourished in the Edo Period, gradually declined with the influx of lithography and photography in the Meiji Era. In the midst of this, Tsukioka Kogyo (1869-1927) carried on the culture and techniques of ukiyo-e woodblock printing, pioneering the new genre of Noh art. Kogyo’s Noh art transferred the very experience of Noh theater to the woodblock print, finishing his works in opulence with a further impression of gold and silver and/or hand-painted colors. In this exhibit, we introduce you to Kogyo’s world of Noh, focusing on his representative work, ‘One Hundred Noh Plays.’